Mehl, Helen M.
Person
Biography
Helen M. Mehl was born in Lufkin, Texas, and moved to Long Beach, California, when she was three years old. She married Lieutenant Wayne Mehl in 1961, and spent three years living in Hawaii during Wayne’s service aboard the submarine USS Growler (SSG-577). While in Hawaii, she interacted with other officers’ wives, worked two jobs, attended school, and painted.
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Helen M. Mehl Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 138
Scope and Contents
Helen M. Mehl married Lieutenant Wayne Mehl in 1961, and spent three years living in Hawaii during Wayne’s service aboard Growler. Mehl began her interview by discussing her childhood and her upbringing in a traditional Methodist family. She then stated that after graduating high school, she attended Stanford University to study art and art history. This was where she met Wayne Mehl, and she noted that by her senior year, they were engaged. Mehl then continued, stating that she moved to...
Dates:
June 29, 2017
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